Rank #1 on ChatGPT & Google AI Overview.
Engage with leads in 60s before competitors even check email.

Edmonton’s top AI SEO agency, delivering AEO and autonomous speed-to-lead response.

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30% more search traffic in 90 days or we work for free
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7×
AI-driven traffic to stores,
with purchases up 11×
SOURCE: TECHCRUNCH
391%
Higher Close Rate for
Sub-60s Inbound Response
SOURCE: WYLTO
68%
Google Searches End with
Zero-Click
SOURCE: ARCALEA
2.5×
More Likely to Visit
Your Site
SOURCE: SIMILARWEB
Why AEO?

SEO is the foundation.
AEO is your competitive edge.

Traditional SEO isn't going anywhere. It is the vital infrastructure that gets your business crawlable, indexed, and recognized as a legitimate authority. But in an AI-first era where buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews instead of scrolling ten blue links, indexation is no longer the finish line. AEO sits directly on top of your SEO foundation to turn visibility into direct recommendations.

AEOAnswer Engine Optimization —AI visibility, citations, recommendationsin conversational promptsSEOSearch Engine Optimization —Crawlability, schema, authority,structured data
Read the full SEO vs. AEO Breakdown
The System

Attract the click. Win the deal.

We operate in a two-pillar system: First, we make your brand the default recommendation in AI search. Then, we help you turn that inbound traffic into closed revenue.

01 Pillar — AEO & SEO

AI Recommendation

Search has moved from Google Links to AI Recommendation

Customers are no longer only searching for services in Google. Over 40% of local searches happen in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI overview.

For businesses, this means if you're not cited by AI, you don't just lose traffic—you lose the deal before the customer ever clicks a link. You're either recommended as the default authority or completely invisible.
> Monitored across ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AI
✓ Default authority recommendation verified
02 Pillar — AI Automation

AI Lead and CRM Automation

The First Company to Answer Wins Over 75% of the Work

LeadConnect proves that contacting an inbound lead within 60 seconds yields a 391% conversion boost. Over 78% of local service contracts are awarded to the vendor who establishes human or SMS contact first according to LeadAngel.

For businesses this means a delayed response is a lost deal. Be the first to answer, or watch 75% of your pipeline vanish to competitors.
> Automated sub-60s SMS & phone bridge dispatch
✓ 75%+ pipeline retention locked in
The Sprint

How it works

A disciplined 90-day roadmap to win local AI recommendations, eliminate back-office admin friction, and engage new leads in under 60 seconds.

01

Audit

We test two things: where AI tools recommend your competitors instead of you, and how fast your team replies when a new customer reaches out.

02

Fix

We update your website so AI easily recommends you, and set up AI automations so every lead gets an answer in under 60 seconds.

03

Measure

You get a simple weekly report showing how often AI recommends you and how many customers were engaged and converted.

30% more search traffic (Organic+AI) in 90 days, or we work for free until you get it.

Applies to qualified Growth and Leader plans. We record your prior 90-day baseline traffic. If your combined organic and AI traffic numbers don't hit the target by month three, we waive our monthly fee and keep working until we hit those targets.

Pricing Plans

Transparent pricing.

Backed by our 90-day traffic growth guarantee for qualified Growth and Leader plans.See qualification terms →

Visibility
Get AI to read your website correctly, and rescue missed calls.
$997$997CAD / mo
billed monthly · 90-day initial term
AEO & SEO
  • Brand Entity Verification
  • LocalBusiness Schema (JSON-LD)
  • Multi-engine directory sync
  • Machine-readable /llms.txt manifest
  • AI bot crawler hygiene (robots.txt)
  • 1 bottom-of-funnel FAQ guide/mo
  • 15 tracked AI search prompts
AI Automation
  • Instant Missed-Call Auto-SMS
  • Inbound Lead SMS & email alerts
  • Automated Google Review Collection
  • Existing CRM Integration
Start Visibility Plan
Most Popular
Growth
Get AI to recommend your business, and engage every new lead in <60 seconds.
$1,597$1,597CAD / mo
billed monthly · 90-day initial term
AEO & SEO
  • Everything in Visibility, plus:
  • 4 Long-Form Entity Optimization Articles/mo
  • 8 Short-Form Entity Optimization Articles/mo
  • Nested Service + FAQ + sameAs Schema
  • Competitive Gap Analysis
  • Bi-Weekly AI Citation Tracking
  • 30% Search Traffic Growth Guarantee [90 days]
AI Automation
  • Everything in Visibility, plus:
  • Conversational AI SMS Qualifier
  • Zapier / Make Webhook Architecture
  • 2-Way CRM Integration (Jobber, HubSpot, ServiceTitan, Clio)
  • Custom Intake Form with Instant SMS Push
  • Automated Evening Review SMS Engine
Start Growth Plan
Leader
Total category domination in AI search and enterprise lead dispatch.
$2,997$2,997CAD / mo
billed monthly · 90-day initial term
AEO & SEO
  • Everything in Growth, plus:
  • 8 Long-Form Entity Optimization Articles/mo
  • 16 Short-Form Entity Optimization Articles/mo
  • Multi-Location Knowledge Graph
  • Weekly Dedicated Tracking Sync
  • Guaranteed Category Exclusivity (1 client/area)
  • 30% Search Traffic Growth Guarantee [90 days]
AI Automation
  • Everything in Growth, plus:
  • AI Voice Agent for After-Hours Missed Calls
  • Multi-Channel AI Webchat & SMS Dispatch
  • Full CRM Pipeline & Intake Automation
  • Priority Same-Day Support & Dedicated AI System Engineer
  • Dormant Database Reactivation
  • Custom API Integrations
Start Leader Plan
THE FAQs

Frequently asked questions.

Clear, direct answers regarding AI search optimization, tech stack integration, crawler indexation, speed-to-lead benchmarks, and operational safeguards.

Traditional SEO was engineered for blue links; AEO and GEO are engineered for zero-click AI recommendations. Traditional SEO focuses on ranking URLs on search engine results pages (SERPs) using backlinks and keyword density. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) optimize your brand’s entity profile so conversational engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews) synthesize and cite your business as the definitive answer. Instead of competing for a user’s click across ten generic links, AEO establishes your business as the sole, verified solution recommended by AI models.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the discipline of structuring your company’s digital footprint so AI models can cite, ingest, and recommend your services without friction. A specialized AEO marketing agency works across two technical layers: direct machine readability (deploying semantic JSON-LD schemas, /llms.txt manifest files, and crawler directives for OAI-SearchBot and PerplexityBot) and consensus verification (aligning regional directories, high-authority citations, and industry knowledge graphs). This guarantees that when a customer asks an AI engine for a top provider in your market, the model receives consistent, verified data pointing directly to you.
Yes. In 2026, over 40% of high-intent commercial and legal searches bypass standard search pages in favor of direct AI synthesis. High-value clients—whether seeking personal injury counsel, commercial litigation, or premium residential trade services—now ask LLMs: “Who is the most reputable firm near me with verified track records?” If your firm lacks structured entity authority, AI search engines default to competitors who have machine-readable proof. For Edmonton and regional businesses, AEO offers outsized ROI because AI-referred prospects enter your pipeline pre-sold on your credentials—especially when paired with sub-60-second speed-to-lead automation.
Look for an agency that optimizes for machine-readable knowledge ingestion rather than outdated keyword stuffing and generic blog posts. A legitimate AI SEO consultant or agency should provide: (1) Crawler access management for agents like OAI-SearchBot and PerplexityBot, (2) Standardized /llms.txt and semantic schema architecture, (3) Continuous LLM citation monitoring across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini, and (4) Integrated lead dispatch that captures AI-generated traffic in under 60 seconds. In Edmonton and Western Canada, TheBeforeClick specializes exclusively in this Two-Pillar AEO ecosystem, backed by a contractual 30% search visibility growth guarantee.
LLM search engines evaluate structured citation networks, verified machine-readable entities (JSON-LD), authoritative regional listings, and accessible markdown manifests (/llms.txt). We optimize the exact data feeds and crawler directives (OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot) that AI search models query when answering buyer intent.
No. 95% of our AEO implementation—including semantic JSON-LD schema, /llms.txt manifest files, citation indexing, and search crawler directives—integrates directly into your existing WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, or custom site without modifying your core design, templates, or branding.
It plugs directly via secure APIs and webhooks into your existing tools. Whether your team runs on Jobber, ServiceTitan, Clio, or HubSpot, new inbound inquiries are captured, qualified in real time, and pushed straight into your existing dispatch pipeline within seconds—without disrupting daily office routines.
While semantic code is publicly crawlable (just like standard SEO tags), your competitive moat cannot be copy-pasted. Your advantage is built on deep citation volume, verified local entity authority, and sub-60-second API dispatch velocity—none of which competitors can clone with superficial code inspection.
We execute on a dual-velocity timeline: Speed-to-lead automation (SMS qualification and missed-call rescue) goes live in Week 1–2 for immediate revenue capture from your existing traffic. AEO search visibility builds across a 60–90 day cycle, perfectly matching the 45–75 day re-crawl and indexation cadences of LLM search engines.
Our guarantee is simple: if your total search visibility (organic search clicks + AI search traffic) does not grow by at least 30% within your 90-day sprint, we work for you completely free until it does.
No. Agents operate inside deterministic guardrails with strict knowledge boundaries. They never guess pricing or make unapproved commitments. If a customer asks a question outside your approved business parameters or requests a custom quote, the agent instantly escalates the conversation to your human staff with a full transcript summary.